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Council updates historic‑preservation code to state model with local changes, keeps commission advisory

5605231 · August 18, 2025
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Summary

The council adopted updates to the historic‑preservation chapter aligning with the State Historic Preservation Office model code while retaining an advisory role for the local Historic Preservation Commission.

The Dallas City Council unanimously adopted an update to the city’s historic‑preservation regulations, taking the State Historic Preservation Office’s model language but tailoring it to preserve the Historic Preservation Commission as an advisory body rather than a decision‑making board. City Planner Chase Blue explained the changes were largely technical and that the Office of Historic Preservation had issued a revised model code. “They have released a new version of the model code… We’re looking to…

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